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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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